The Graduate Certificate in Urban Education, which is administered by the Department of Educational Administration in the College of Education, is designed for students who aspire to understand and focus on issues involving urban education including the racial academic achievement gap; allocation of resources for urban schools; contexts of social, cultural, and economic differences; and the possibilities of transforming the ways in which urban school children learn to be active and engaged participants in their communities.
The certificate is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in master's or doctoral degree programs with approval from the urban education faculty. Students must meet the requirements of the certificate specified below, in addition to the requirements for the student’s primary degree program.
Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Urban Education
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The following course (3 credits): |
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EAD |
901 |
Urban Education: An Historical Overview |
3 |
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Three of the following courses (9 credits): |
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CEP |
943 |
Multicultural Issues in Special Education |
3 |
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EAD |
822 |
Engaging Diverse Students and Families |
3 |
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EAD |
830 |
Issues in Urban Education: Racial Achievement Gap |
3 |
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EAD |
926 |
School Finance and Operations |
3 |
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EAD |
940 |
Organizational Analysis of Education |
3 |
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TE |
961 |
Urban Politics, Education, and School Reform |
3 |
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TE |
962 |
Teachers and Teaching in Urban Contexts |
3 |
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TE |
963 |
Critical Race Theory in Education |
3 |
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Students must complete a research paper on a topic in urban education which may focus on issues related to policy, curriculum, leadership or counseling as they pertain to understanding problems and strengths in urban schools. The research paper topic must be pre-approved by the urban education faculty and completed while enrolled in one of the courses listed above. |
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